A DEDICATED AMPUTEE SPORTS PROGRAMME IMPROVES PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING AND SPORTS PARTICIPATION.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

People with a lower-limb amputation often have a sedentary lifestyle and increasing physical activity is important to optimize their health and quality of life. To achieve this the Amputee Parateam programme was developed. Amputee Parateam is a sports programme that addresses important physical, environmental, and social barriers for sports participation. This programme was evaluated in terms of various aspects of physical functioning and health.

Design

Repeated measures design.

Patients

Thirteen participants with a lower-limb amputation, with a median age of 51 (interquartile range (IQR) 40-63).

Methods

Measurements were performed at T0 (baseline), T1 (after 6 weeks) and T2 (follow-up after 12 months). Outcome measures were walking ability, functiona

SUBMITTER: VAN Oorschot W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10642343 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature